Green Living Online: Three Communities Dedicated to the Green Cause

There are more than 82 million mothers in the U.S. alone. With that kind of demographic united under a single cause, there's nothing that couldn't be fought for. While people continue to band together online to date, talk politics, or lose weight, one group has decided to pull together the massive "mommy" demographic for a purpose: to fight global warming.

EcoMom Alliance is not the only online community dedicated to greener living, but it is one of the newest communities to make an enormous splash just within a few weeks of launching. Whether you get into the online "green" communities to learn new ways of reducing your carbon footprint, or to toss ideas around with like-minded people, the Internet has a home for you.

EcoMom Alliance

Fight global warming. Unite with other mothers who want to see a brighter future for their children. Learn the "10 First Steps for a Sustainable Future" ... and do it all from the comfort of your computer chair.

One of the most beautiful things about the Internet is the way it has allowed us to participate in causes, work toward change, and generally connect with other people who share our interests and beliefs without seriously changing the way we live our daily lives. After all, being a mother and working a full-time job is hard enough. Try stuffing weekly meetings that you have to drive to, not mentioning the whole babysitter issue, and you've got something way too difficult to maintain.

The call of the California-based EcoMom Alliance has garnered attention from ABC news, and their membership rolls even list stars like Robin Wright Penn. As a group, they're asking mothers to take steps toward a sustainable future, including swapping traditional light bulbs for energy-efficient compact fluorescent ones, driving less, and buying local, fair trade and organic products. They encourage mothers to have One Night Off - an idea borrowed from the Austrailian Conservation Foundations "Cool the Globe" initiative - where a single night each week all the lights, televisions, appliances, and other energy-wasting devices are unplugged.